Minutes-3 /10/1976 (2)

r ry iiouncil rue..- I; ing larch 10, 19l4- o ri r F >1e Cpen ' orum held before the ragular Council m- st4 ng, the Council ftiscussed topics of rratual concern: between the City and the Clear Creek Schools. Supt. Riles and High School Principal Rowe xpressed their concern with traffic violators and vandalism of school property. Ccun.cil shared the sane ccncern about City property,, but advised. that the enforcement of the law is under the jurisdiction of the Johnson County Sheriff' s Office, Clarification was made on owner- ship and./ or responsibility- of certain problem areas: The high school parking. lot and, driveways are school property not city -owned. The adjacent Sadler Addition has a gravelled area on private property which is access for the apartment dwellers and is not a public through- 14a•y. It is illegal to enter Highway # 6 from this property,, according to information obtained from the Iowa State Highway Commission„ The portion of Third St. West was built by the City to give access to and from the high school parking lot for motor vehicles and pedestrians, t Is city, owned -. and maintained. It was agreed that the walkways des: gnated by yellow cement baxtiers and sign is hefting to provide a safe access to sbbool property for school children. Futueeconsid. er- ation wi, l'± be given to installing a. sidewalk ifvthe school decides to install a sidewalk on school property to join the City' s. Committee 1enort St-reetsa Sev; ral pot holes will be rdpaired, Tom Mittman will contact Tom " organ to evaluate and recommend needs for a street program. Roger Formanek opened a discussion on street o%7jership. Atty. Neuzil advised that street rigbt- of- ways can be dedicated by owners to the City. The City decides whether to accept or not. If the City accepts, it is then Oesponsible for b dIding and maintaining the street, Recreation Janis Stratton is to check on the possibility of a Kite Flying Contest to be held in April or May, She will. report . later on the purchase of a merry- go- round for the City Park. Environment- Stratton reported that the animal innoculation program will be held in April, the Mayor has ordered forms and tags, The Clerk will be a.dvilsed if a flyer is to be atailed with the April ist utility loills, Atty. Neuzil reported on: the program used by North Liberty, Iowa for controlling animals which are running at large, It w*as suc-leested that if the City is going to plant trees this year on City property that it shoaid be done soon. Sanitation- A report" was read from the Dept. of Environmental Quality, Hawkey° Engineeri. qg will becontacted to investigate and. report to Council concern. in the DEQ_ recommendations that the effluent ponds be sealed, ; hat GY e ; gain sewer p3.ant be re -seeded aid necessici ty of pur- chasing an e* erU: 1cy electrical system for the sevier plant. The Mayor will write to LEQ outlining the steps the City has taken in these areas. Atty, Ne zzil will write to Havkeye Engineering requesting that they In-- Vestiga.te this matter a. zd respond. to Council. The Clerk will sent?. a copy of the DES report to Atty, Nevxil, Water- Roger Jenssen will ge ; a rl.ov drawn to submit to the C. R. I. pt: Lilroad with a request for a lease on a *; ell, The Mayor reported at tentative co_>ts for re -,:activating this well. Costs could vary ram 1187So 00 to P2400. 00 for bringing the wster to the surface. Figurez are , sts.tion, lot a-,,ra; labla for bringing the eater to the cater pump